Larger BBB â­ subcontrabass tubas exist, but are extremely rare (there are at least four known examples). The first two were built by Gustave Besson in BBB â­ , one octave below the BB â­ Contrabass tuba, on the suggestion of John Philip Sousa. The monster instruments were not completed until just after Sousa's death.
The Social Security Administration has announced the 2017 Social Security benefit amounts, and the maximum withholding change for 2017. The maximum taxable earnings for Social Security withholding for 2017 are $127,200. This maximum is up from $118,500 for 2016 and 2015. Medicare withholding has no maximum. The maximum withholding amount is adjusted each year by a formula based on cost of living increases.
Social Security taxes would be withheld from the $135,900 you earned in 2018, but the maximum taxable earnings for the year are only $128,400. You claimed a refund of the Social Security taxes withheld from the last $7,500 in earnings when you filed your 2018 personal income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Maximum Taxable Earnings Each Year